The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-06-04
THE PARISHES.
WEST CARROLL.
t, Monroe, La.


Louisiana. We sincerely congratulate
our neighbors on their bright prospects,
East Carrot Hc,nocTdt.
And sill they come. Our lands are be- :
ing taken up daily by strangers and the
influx of home-seekers to our parish is
steadily increasing. During the past week
quite a number of persons from Texas and
tho North have been looking at the coun-
Try and all seem we'll pleased with its
beauty and the hourishing appearance of
the crops. Three of thom have located i'll
the vicinity of Rayna and Crowley. and
some Will probably locate i'll Il few days.
If VIC could arouse tho dormant energy OF
our citizens and get them to aid AIS i'll ad-
vertising our section, it would soon DO
filled with thrifty class of people who
would build it up. They ought to take
some steps i'll the natter.-Ray"e Signat
RArIDEs.
| 4 gentleman who passed through Alex
| andria last week informed MIR: julius
slaves, Oh board tho cars, $4,000 per 1000.
AS there is plenty of white oak III this
! parish, hero is a chance for great many or
our people to make money, and make It
easily. The gentleman spoken of will
return TO Alexandria shortly, aud froIn
| him those wishing To engage i'll tho bnsl-
!
and tho peculiar way they have to be split
! in order to make them marketabie, Inc
slaves are shipped to Europe there to be
made into wine barrcis.-Ahs"md's 4" Tor"
It,M.
Reports from all over the parish concur
in tho opinion that the corn crop in the
parish is ono of the best ever known. The
cotton crop also, as a rule is remarkable
fine, largo and clean barring disasters
everything points to prosperous year.
A letter from Mr.. Brown, tho President
and Manager of the st. Joseph and iasl"-
lah telegraph line. to Mr.. w. NJ. Davidson
informs him that no has had unlocked for
success in procuring locust poles, and that
he has already had enough cut and ds;ri-
buted to reach to Ashwood. Mr.. Hrown
thinks the line Will be in working order
| before tho first Of July.-G0-cttc.
Mrs. Wisemon, who is living Oh Mr..
Mont gomery's place had the misfortune to
got her house burnt up on Sunday night
with everything she had including clothing,
! bedding, provisions and everything except
| the clothes they were wearing. 1t appears
sho went over to her son-in-iaw. Mr.. Rail-
bolt, OF, a visit and spent the night there.
1t is thought that the house was robbed
and then fired, as no fire was left i'll the
house when they left homc.-Bcocon.
CoNcoRpIA.
Items from the Nidalia Sentinel:
Our Jail has been clear of prisoners this
wccl> for the first tme in good while.
Mr.. NJ. Schuchs, the jalor being FREQ from
any charge Of the kind has opened up the
doors of the building to lot in the long OK
, cludcd sunlight and air.
A boom in Irish potatoes is something
5 unusual i'll this section, yet such has been
, going on during the week; certain parties
offering as high as three dollars per barrel
) for new potatoes, to be shipped to the New
. Orleans market.
Mr.. J. a. Kogar, manager Of Hall plan
4 tation, three miles below VidaIia, brought
TO Tho Sentinel office ycsi crliay Tho finest
specimcl of Irish potatoes grown on that
place we have ever seen produced i'll this
5 section. We weighed the three potatoes
shown us, the weight of which WAS two
pounds and five ounces. MIR. Regain also
brought along with him 4 cotton blossom
cullci from his field.
:, There never has been It more favorable
u prospect for largo crops in our parish Thar,
- | ton the good news j., 'excellent crops and
y i'll good condition." Moderate rains have
,, been general throughout the l'arish.-
Il Eo~Ctfc.
IS Information received as 10 the crop pros
T.. poet in this parish is quite flattering. Cot
. ton chopping is now ut its height, and the
> LAY by time of advanced corn is NJ hand
y Tho farmers of this parish arc noted tol
b their Industry and scientific culture of the
, soil, and arc using every possible effort to-
" ward making good crops. We artontl>
V 10 moro than roalized.-ii0me-I duocate.
II roISTE CoUrEE.
y SCmo weeks ago, we pubiihed the fact
"a that tho editor OF the Banner had Gathcrc,
from his orchard on the 2&th of April The
:, first ripe peaches of tho season. Now we
J. motto that no gathered the first ripe apple u,
IS the 2lst OF May. These instances show tht
70 capacity of this climate and soil in the
70 fruit limo. Every one in tho parish VIII,
1t owns 4 spot of ground could have carl
IS fruit. Several have and among the nunbt
- is Mrs. BoUanchauld, who shipped severa
boxes Of peaches ten days ago B0Encr.
DE SOTO.
On last Saturday night the S o'clock pas
scn;:cr train ran over and killed one Charlie
Brown. Tho inquest revealed that he Sail
Charlie Brown came TO his death while i'll
- toX catcd and asleep on tho track and wa
run over by the train. Charlie II col
orcd man and was drinking during TIL
"a evening and dCmouSt rated the fact clearl,
- in tho presence of many of our ctiZenS.-
y H'o6cij"C Reporter.
'e On w CdUcstlav last number of gent le
n mCu visited tho Stock farm of Mr.. G. Ga
+ pcrS, tvo miles south of Mansfield, To in
, ! SpNct his stock and 500 some of his grade
=, Jersey cows miillcd. He began operat ion
"a in this limo about five years since, com
j. mCucinG with Il Thoroughbred Jersey bul
IN and number OF the best native cows II
could procure. Tho result is that 10 uot
II has quito 4 number Of rraucd cattle. o.
" the day mentioned, several of his cows W er
10 n!iikod in iho presence of the visitors, an